Tough Calls

One of the many, many tasks I have for the day is going through my iTunes and deleting songs that seemed like a good idea at the time, but, in retrospect, not so much. Especially with the wife on her way home and my chores undone.

Here’s my dilemma, I have a couple of different versions of the same song. Here are a few examples

Like A Rolling Stone

Bob Dylan–I like the organ bit, courtesy of Al Kooper. It is, after all, the “classic” version.

The Rolling Stones–Better energy. I like the cultural inevitability of the Stones singing a song with their name in it. Like, ‘Hey, Hey We’re The Monkees’.

Lonesome Town

Ricky Nelson–So melancholy. Without a doubt one of his best. I make no apologies about liking Ricky Nelson.

Paul McCartney–Better vocal. It is tough to not like a McCartney cover version of anything. I make no apologies for liking Paul McCartney.

Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

Hank Williams–It’s Hank.

John Fogerty and the Blue Ridge Rangers–Like Creedence, but without all the intense hatred.